Curzon Street and Bramble Street will be closed off for the day from 6am until 11pm for a party, and a parade will march through the city centre from 11.00am, to mark 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality.

Hundreds of people are expected to attend the street party event.

PC Sudbury, from Cotton Lane police station in Derby, said “ignorance” can result in hate crimes.

A colourful character taking part in Derby Pride 2015. (Image: Dean Martin)

He said: “We still need a Pride event in Derby to promote LGBT+ awareness and inclusivity. Even now when our LGBT+ communities have more rights than ever, there is still ignorance and a lack of understanding, often resulting in hate crime.

“A number of our LGBT+ residents live in isolation, and an event like this gives them a place in society and a voice.”

A report from LGBT rights charity Stonewall, released today, revealed the number of lesbian, gay and bisexual people who said they had experienced a homophobic crime across the UK went up from 9% in 2012 to 16% in 2017.

And, in the last 12 months, 41% of transgender people had been subjected to a hate crime because of their gender identity.

A marching band will be part of the Derby Pride 2017 parade on Saturday, September 9. Pictured is the 2015 event. (Image: Dean Martin)

Specific figures for LGBT hate crime in Derbyshire were not available at the time of publication.

PC Sudbury said: “[Pride] allows us to engage and interact with a large group of the community, and to show that we have officers and staff who are part of this community, building links that we can work on throughout the year.

“Derbyshire Constabulary has and always will treat each case of hate crime with the time that it deserves, and attending an event like Pride closes the gap between the community and the police.”